When Can You Change Balls (Substitute) in Golf?
When can you change balls (substitute) a ball in golf is a very popular question. In this video, I dispel a popular myth about changing/substituting balls in golf, when a damaged ball can be changed/substituted, and an easy way to remember when you're allowed to change/substitute a ball in golf. Golf rules explained.
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📖 RULE | 4.2c. Ball Becomes Cut or Cracked While Playing Hole
(1) Lifting Ball to See If Cut or Cracked. If a player reasonably believes that his or her ball has been cut or cracked while playing a hole:
The player may lift the ball to look at it, but:
The spot of the ball must first be marked, and the ball must not be cleaned (except on the putting green) (see Rule 14.1).
If the player lifts the ball without having this reasonable belief (except on the putting green where the player may lift under Rule 13.1b), fails to mark the spot of the ball before lifting it or cleans it when not allowed, the player gets one penalty stroke.
If multiple Rule breaches with a one-stroke penalty result from a single act or related acts, see Rule 1.3c(4).
(2) When Another Ball May Be Substituted. The player may only substitute another ball if it can be clearly seen that the original ball is cut or cracked and this damage happened during the hole being played – but not if it is only scratched or scraped or its paint is only damaged or discoloured.
If the original ball is cut or cracked, the player must replace either another ball or the original ball on the original spot (see Rule 14.2).